Lu Banglie
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Lu Banglie is a pro-democracy activist in China
. Lu is a farmer from Baoyuesi village in Hubei
province. During a period of drought in 2000, Lu began campaigning for reductions in the taxes levied upon poor farmers. Since that time Lu has campaigned on issues of land seizures, corruption, and access to health care. In 2003, Lu was elected to a position in the Zhijiang City
People's Congress. In 2004, he was elected to the Baoyuesi villager committee.
Lu's political activities have led to violence against himself, his family, and his property. This attracted global media attention in 2005 when Lu was severely beaten by hired thugs and the incident was witnessed by Guardian journalist Benjamin Joffe-Walt
. The attack was allegedly intended to intimidate Lu and convince him to end his campaign against corrupt local politicians. Lu declared his intention to continue campaigning against corruption, saying, "I know there are tigers in the mountain, but I still go to the mountain." In October 2007 there were reports that Lu had been "disappeared", although these reports are difficult to substantiate.
Lu Banglie is reported to have been influenced by the thought of Mohandas Gandhi.
China
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. Lu is a farmer from Baoyuesi village in Hubei
Hubei
' Hupeh) is a province in Central China. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Lake Dongting...
province. During a period of drought in 2000, Lu began campaigning for reductions in the taxes levied upon poor farmers. Since that time Lu has campaigned on issues of land seizures, corruption, and access to health care. In 2003, Lu was elected to a position in the Zhijiang City
Zhijiang, Hubei
Zhijiang is a county-level city in Yichang Municipality, Hubei province. Yichang is probably best known for the Three Gorges hydro project. Until the 1990s Zhijiang was a county...
People's Congress. In 2004, he was elected to the Baoyuesi villager committee.
Lu's political activities have led to violence against himself, his family, and his property. This attracted global media attention in 2005 when Lu was severely beaten by hired thugs and the incident was witnessed by Guardian journalist Benjamin Joffe-Walt
Benjamin Joffe-Walt
Benjamin Joffe-Walt is a writer, reporter, and editor. His writing has appeared in various news outlets, including The Economist, BBC, The Guardian, The New Statesman, The Sunday Telegraph, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, Al-Quds newspaper, Arab News, Colors magazine, and Change.org....
. The attack was allegedly intended to intimidate Lu and convince him to end his campaign against corrupt local politicians. Lu declared his intention to continue campaigning against corruption, saying, "I know there are tigers in the mountain, but I still go to the mountain." In October 2007 there were reports that Lu had been "disappeared", although these reports are difficult to substantiate.
Lu Banglie is reported to have been influenced by the thought of Mohandas Gandhi.
External links
- Phoenix Weekly 2005, 'Phoenix Weekly interviews Lu Banglie', EastSouthWestNorth, 1 December.